The Roman Army of the Principate 27 BC-Ad 117
The Imperial Army established by Augustus drew heavily on the nomenclature and traditions of the late Roman Republic, but was revolutionary in its design. He decided to meet all the military needs of the Empire from a standing, professional army. Military service became a career, and pay and service conditions were established that took account of the categories of soldier in the army: the Praetorian Guard, the citizen legionary troops, and the non-citizen auxiliaries. Enlistment was for 25 years (16 in the Guard), and men were sometimes retained even longer. The loyalty of the new army was to the emperor as commander-in-chief, and not to eit…
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- ISBN: 978-1-84603-386-5
- EAN: 9781846033865
- Produktnummer: 4274890
- Verlag: Osprey Pub Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 96 S.
- Masse: H24.6 cm x B18.4 cm x D1.2 cm 306 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 37
- Gewicht: 306
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Dr Nic Fields started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines. Having left the military, he went back to university and completed a BA and PhD in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director at the British School at Athens, Greece, and then a lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. Nic is now a freelance author and researcher based in south-west France.
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